Wednesday, February 26, 2014

The next morning, at Don Juan's ...

Good Morning! Getting packed up in the main room.
Warming up in the morning sunshine.
Don Juan pulling down some achiote pods to paint our faces with. Achiote seeds give off a smooth red paste when rubbed, and the people who live in this jungle use the seeds to paint designs on their faces when entering the forest. The designs offer protection, in the more ethereal sense, and also the paste itself is a sunscreen and mild insect repellant. I've found it quite soothing to irritated skin, as well.

Inside Don Juan's house... a great shot of the interior of the roof!

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